Ironing apparatus



Patented July 14, unev l 0475337 UNlTEo STATES PATENT oPElcE 2,047,837 l moNlNG APPARATUS Willy Schmieglitz, Berlin, Germany, assignor to Heinrich Kellner G. m. b. H., Dresden, Germany, a. company ofl Germany Application May 3, 1934, Serial No. 723,696

Germany January 29, 1934 2 Claims. (Cl. 21S-19) This invention-relates to an electric ironing of the seams is pressed during the ironing and apparatus which is particularly intended for the crushed and also shiny spots are avoided. ironing of trousers. The new apparatus replaces For purposes of ironing the trousers are placed ironing with a. flat-iron by pressing the'trousers in the open apparatus, brushed with a damp between electrically heated pressplates. These brush and pressed by closing down the pressing 5 plates are formed and arrangedA in such a way plates 5 and 6, with the aid of the rod I 4. If the that the seams of the trousers are not pressed cable 9 is then connected to a source of current but lie free in grooves in the apparatus. the trousers will then be ironed in about 5 to 10 'The new apparatus consists of a base-plate and minutes. Either each trouser leg can be ironed two upper pressing plates which fold over and separately or both legs can be ironed at the same 10 after insertion of the trousers are pressed from time. L above on to the latter. The pressing plates and The parts I and 2 can either be rigidly joined also the base-plate have in their interior electogether or else joinedso as to be detachable. trical heating wires or a special electrical heat- For travelling models it is advisable to make these ing element which heats the trousers, previously two parts detachable. For this purpose the parts dampened, and after a few minutes produces a I and 2 have rings I5 on their rear sides, lin lriect crease without any work at all. which the retention rods Isar-e inserted. These In the drawing one form of construction of rods are fitted with handles W and bent porthe object oi' the invention is shown by way of tions I 8,so that when they are turned by 90 example. they are irmly wedged against the plates and Fig. 1 shows the apparatus opened. ensure rigid connection of the latter. The con- Fig. 2 shows the apparatusin use. struction oi' the heating element can be seen Fig. 3 is a rear-view of the apparatus. from Fig. 4. The heating wires i9 are embedded Fig. 4 is a cross-section through a heating elein corrugatd board ilinhth grooves of whch 25 ment. s they canne move. e ea ing wires are n- Fig. 5 shows the plug connection arrangement. sulated wires, but over the same there is pro- Fig. 6 shows the unbreakable heating wire convided a. layer of oilskin, over which annel or a nection. Similar material vis stretched. The heating ele- The base plate of the apparatus, which is made ment formed in this way is very light in weight in the shape of a pair of gentlemens trousers, 'and is glued on to the plates I, 2, 5 and 6, which 30 consist of two parts, I and 2, which have a gap could advantageously be made oi' plywood. i for the seams of the trousers and are connected It is advantageous for the heating elements together at the rear. Each ofthe parts is fitted 4 and 8 to form a common circuit which isarwith an electrical heating element 3 or I; to the ranged in parallel 3vvithdth'e iizluighof tle piald 351 parts I and 2 of the base-plate are :tltted the heating elemen s an e ai Vo e folding pressing plates 5 and 6, which are likeadapter socket I0. The ends of the heating elewise tted with electrical heating elements 1 and 8 ments are led to the plugs II or I2, Wh1ch are respectively. The heating elements can either sunk into the plates and secured there by means be placed inside or mounted on the plates. The of screws. 40 current is supplied by the cable 9 which is con- The heating wires, which run parallel to each nected to an electric light point. The cable s gtltlrmfmutgptg gggmpglsd olnffglm gg is co ni terme ate lu -socket I0, 0 0 Whicgniclggvl vitlpimsggketspongboth Sides, rigid base-plate to the folding pressing plates. these being intended to accommodate the plugs tIeogttowelil glsgge'llfglg etlsgag 45' :I: :sd '2 These plugs are arranged m Caunes to the pressing plate, when the latter is repeatede plates I and 2 and connected electrically 1 d and closed the arrangement Shown in with the heating element wires. i opene g. 6 has been adopted. The ends of the ad- The parts l and 2 correspond in shape to 'a jacent heating elements 4 and 8 are brought out l pair of trousers' While the plate I is cut away of the plates and twisted together and ii nec- 50 t0 9' curve '3 which runs exact1y-agamst the essary soldered together. The twisted end lies Beam 0f the Seat 0f the tr users The Corner between the base-plate 2 and the pressing plate 5, of the part 2 is also cut away t0 a curve. The so that when the latter is opened or shut the distance between the tWO Darts l and 2 is greater wire is not pinched between two plates and the at the top than at the bottom, so that none risk oi.' the wire breaking is eliminated. 55

The advantages of the new apparatus are due to the fact that it isl not possible for the seams to be pressed in any way, owing to the shape and the grooves of the base-plate and the pressing plates. In addition the cost of manufacture is so small that the apparatus can be put on the market at a low price.

l. Electric trouser presser and ironer comprising two rigidly connected electrically heated plates, said plates having excisions to accommodate the seat seam and recesses accommodating the leg seams, said leg seam recesses increasing in width in the direction of the crotch, other plates of identical shape and forml connested to the rst mentioned plates, by means of hinges, said latter plates being likewlseelectrically heated, eyes in the plates, rods having bent portions passed through said eyes, said rods being turned 90 to clamp said plates together and handles for turning said rods.

2. In an electric trouser presser and ironer as claimed in claim 1, electric resistances composed of wires carried by the plates for heating the same, a source of electricity, the resistance wires lying in the same plane and parallel to one another, said Wires being equidistantly disposed for uniformly heating all parts of the trousers, and a cable connecting said resistances with the source of electricity.

WILLY scm/unam. 

